amylaceous

American

[am-uh-ley-shuhs] / ˌæm əˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of the nature of starch; starchy.

amylaceous British

/ ˌæmɪˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

of or resembling starch

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Etymology

Origin of amylaceous

First recorded in 1820–30; amyl- + -aceous

Example Sentences

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If cold water be poured on this ligneous flour, enclosed in a linen bag, it becomes milky, and considerable pressure and kneading is required to express the amylaceous or starchy part of it.

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Nevertheless, it is possible that the amylaceous principle is rendered more easily assimilable by boiling, and that by this means the tubers actually become more nutritious.

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The saccharine, or amylaceous substances constitute the most abundant of the proximate constituents of plants.

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Treatment.—Stomach-pump and emetics, carbonate of sodium, amylaceous fluids, gruel, arrowroot, starch, etc.

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Cubical amylaceous pieces, of a darker brown than the other kinds.

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